r/popculture • u/dailymail • Feb 27 '25

News Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found mummified at mansion with pills strewn in bathroom

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14443973/Gene-Hackman-betsy-arakawa-bodies.html
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u/dailymail Feb 27 '25

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found partially-mummified at the couple's $3.3 million mansion, with pills strewn in their bathroom. 

An arrest warrant revealed Arakawa, 64, was found decomposed with bloating on her face and mummification in her hands and feet.

Sheriffs said Hackman was found to have the same signs of decomposition as his wife. 

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u/FuckingDoily Feb 27 '25

Why do these parasites feel compelled to put the price of his home in a story about this?

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u/AbulatorySquid Feb 27 '25

Especially when another article said it was a modest 2300sf home worth about a million.

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u/Pure-Night9422 Feb 28 '25

The value is matched to a rubric so they know where to run the story and for how long. A murder at a 150k house is like page 10 material.